BLUE CHIP WINTER SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
12-16 April
Edited by Jennifer Donald
@jen_donald
Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships, Hartpury Arena, Glos
ANTHONY CONDON and the Hales's Shaw Farm Stud celebrated an impeccable result in the Blue Chip grand prix when half-brother and -sister SFS Mirage and SFS Vincomte topped the leaderboard just 0.5sec apart.
“I'd be surprised if a halfbrother and -sister taking first and second in a grand prix has happened before,” he said. “It's a great result for Shaw Farm Stud and their breeding programme.”
Seven combinations had made the second round, giving the Friday night gala crowd plenty of action to get behind, at a show already characterised by some ferociously competitive jump-offs.
Early in the draw, Anthony set an unassailable bar when he delivered a beautifully smooth and economical performance on 10-year-old SFS Mirage, round
